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Planned Displacement – includes relocation of children away from their parents by Government as per policy e.g.: American Indian Boarding schools, removal from non custodial parent because of divorce proceedings, separation due to boarding schools, [2] relocation of children with relatives (kinship care) for economic or social reasons ...
The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) is a contract among all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands providing for protection and support services for children moved between U.S. states for birth parent unification or reunification when the court has jurisdiction over the child.
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. [1] The UCCJEA has since been adopted by 49 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA, enacted November 8, 1978 and codified at 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901–1963 [1]) is a United States federal law that governs jurisdiction over the removal of American Indian children from their families in custody, foster care and adoption cases.
Virtual visitation is the use of electronic communication tools to provide contact between a parent and his or her children as part of a parenting plan or custody order. Virtual visitation includes many forms of communication, such as e-mail , instant messaging , and videoconferencing .
Relocation may be supported by a relocation service, which assists people in finding and moving into a new house, organizing a school for children, conducting local culture training, and supporting integration into the new location and culture. Some jurisdictions subsidize relocations.
Signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 3, 1956 The Indian Relocation Act of 1956 (also known as Public Law 959 or the Adult Vocational Training Program ) was a United States law intended to create a "a program of vocational training" for Native Americans in the United States .
Ontario: Children's Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c C.12. Prince Edward Island: Children's Law Act, RSPEI 1988, c C-6.1. Quebec: Act respecting the civil aspects of international and interprovincial child abduction, CQLR c A-23.01. Saskatchewan: The International Child Abduction Act, 1996, SS 1996, c I-10.11.